Tag: New York Times
This NY Times Photo Broke New Ground.
This photo appeared on the front page of the Sunday New York Times April 7, 2019 to illustrate an article about the Brazilian soccer club illusion. It appeared above the fold and just below the masthead…took up a quarter of that top part of the page Do you suppose it…
Are We Sure This Is The Advertising We Want Post #MeToo?
High fashion advertising trends toward the edgy from time to time, but in a post #MeToo era exactly what was Valentino thinking?? [this appeared in the Sunday New York Times Style Section 2/11/2018]
What We Are Reading: 05/20/2017
Mexican Drug Smugglers to Trump: Thanks! : Crouched in the spiky terrain near this border city, a veteran smuggler known as Flaco points to the steel border fence and describes how he has taken drugs and people into the United States for more than three decades. His smuggling techniques include…
The New York Times and The Washington Post Fight Back
For the first time in forever, the New York Times purchased ad time on the Oscars Telecast: There has been a great deal of controversy around the ad from the left, from the media, and Twitter’s number one account holder. I am not sure exactly what they hope to accomplish…but…
What If We Do Nothing: ISIS and the Arab World
This op ed piece originally appeared in Wednesday’s New York Times and was reprinted this morning in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. I am going to copy it in its entirety here because I think it bears repeating. I hope the NYTimes will understand (the link to their original is above):…
While People Kill People, So Do Guns
The headline was extracted from an opinion piece in the Sunday December 15, 2013 print edition of the New York Times written by Nicholas D. Kristoff titled: “The Killer Who Supports Gun Control”. The piece quotes from a blog written by a convicted murderer named John Lennon (yes his real…
Santorum” What I Said, I didn’t say, even though you heard me say it, it’s B*lls**T”
Come on Man: Crazy Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum was asked a question about his speech in WI and Mr. Catholic blew a gasket. It appears as though Rick “do not google me” Santorum is unaware that his speeches are being videotaped. By the way, Rick Santorum was in Wisconsin…
ALEC Goes Mainstream
While we in Wisconsin have known about Alec for a little while now, they have flown under the radar now for quite sometime. No More: today The New York Times exposed them! It is no coincidence that so many state legislatures have spent the last year taking the same destructive…
The New York Times Goes Keynesian All-In
Keynesian economists have been calling (screaming really) for more stimulus to get the economy moving. But the GOP deficit howler monkeys won’t agree so we’re all stuck living in a world of stupid. In an editorial from the Saturday’s New York Times, the editors recognize the ongoing economic struggles facing America.
Q. What is Slimier and Worse for the Environment?
The BP Oil Spill or the US Congress? The answer, according to the American People is the US Congress with an approval rating of 9%(not a typo). H/T Huffington Post:: A greater percentage of Americans approve of polygamy than the United States Congress, according a set of polls. Last month,…
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